Peter Reid (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Peter Reid | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Peter Lorne Reid |
| Born | 10 January 1903 London |
| Died | 26 September 1973 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance |  Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Controller of the Navy
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Reid was born in London on 10 January 1903, the son of Sir James Reid, 1st Baronet (1849–1923), a distinguished doctor who served at the royal court, by his wife Honourable Susan Baring (1870–1961), daughter of the banker Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke. His father had been created a Baronet in 1897, and his elder brother Edward (1901–1972) succeeded their father to this baronetcy. Through his mother he was related to several prominent families, his maternal aunts married respectively the 5th Earl of Kenmare and the 6th Earl Spencer.[1]
He joined the
Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet, in 1942 before becoming deputy director of the Signals Division in 1943.[2]
After the War he commanded
Controller of the Navy in 1956 before he retired in 1961.[2]
He lived in
Livingston New Town Corporation.[4]
Family
In 1933 he married Jean Dundas; they had one son and one daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f Sir Peter Reid Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Scotland's Places
- ^ New Town Corporations Hansard, 1 May 1962